Thunderstorm Wind — Mifflin, Pennsylvania
2023-06-06 · near Yeagertown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania
$5K
Property damage
52 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 60 mph produced wind damage to the roof of a home in Yeagertown.
Wider weather episode
Widely scattered showers and storms developed over central and eastern Pennsylvania during the afternoon of June 6, 2023. The boundary layer was relatively dry, with dewpoints in the 40s to low 50s, and there was only modest shear. However, steep mid-level lapse rates did help to produce some modest CAPE (500 J/kg). A couple of the storms that developed produced damaging wind gusts.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1099025. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.